18 Avenue Road, Wimborne, BH21 1BT
About 18 Avenue Road
18 Avenue Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Wimborne (BH21 1BT). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). At 78 m² this is the 19th smallest of 31 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–358 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 31 units on file.
At 78 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was December 2024 at £375,000 — fresh data. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£447/sq ft) was about 169.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Planning history
18 Avenue Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jan 2013ConservatoryFullIn report
Rear Conservatory
- Council
- East Dorset
Extension- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/12/1033/HOU
- Jan 2012ConservatoryFullIn report
Demolish existing rear conservatory and replace with new conservatory
- Council
- East Dorset
Extension- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/11/1125/HOU
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 18 Avenue Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£379,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 28 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
16 December 2024Most recent
£375,000
+61.3%over 12 years2 September 2012
£232,500
+22.4%over 2 years30 August 2010
£190,000
+160.3%over 13 years28 May 1997
£73,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH21 1BT: £445,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in BH21 1BT
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Avenue Road homes
18 Avenue Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,808
Street avg £2,757
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St John's Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB